Coast Guard rescues 2 after damaged sailboat goes adrift off North Carolina coast

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WNCN) — Two individuals had been rescued Friday from a sailboat off the coast of North Carolina after the mast broke and the boat started drifting, in accordance with the U.S. Coast Guard.

The rescue occurred in 12-foot seas and 21 mph winds practically 90 miles southeast of Cape Worry, which is the placement of Bald Head Island, the Coast Guard stated in a information launch.

Two individuals had been within the 34-foot sailboat named Spin Drift when the mast broke and the boat started drifting, the information launch stated.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter was despatched from Elizabeth Metropolis, and an HC-130 Hercules airplane was additionally despatched to the scene.

The 2 individuals had been hoisted into the helicopter and brought again to Elizabeth Metropolis, in accordance with the information launch. The now-empty vessel remained adrift and is a attainable hazard to different ships, the information launch stated.

The USCGC Richard Dixon crew, primarily based in Puerto Rico, was 50 miles away, throughout a voyage to the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore and diverted to the scene to help.